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Who decides if you are a Christian?

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Alan Rudnick — No Comments ↓

Recently I was a guest on HuffPost Live with Rev. Paul Raushenbush, HuffPost Senior Religion Editor and two other authors. (You can watch the segment here. I come in around 19:00) We discussed the coming out of NBA player Jason Collins and the conversation turned to…

Tagged with: Alan Rudnick, Christianity, congregation, dialogue, faith, Jason Collins, Jesus, spiritual formation
Posted in Religious News Voices

Jesus, Easter, and the always-awesome “Office Space”

Posted on March 29, 2013 by Brandon Hudson — 1 Comment ↓

Once, when I worked at a job that had regular staff meetings that I quite abhorred, I found great and sacred solace in the profound film Office Space. How could it not provide a plethora of holy moments? Here, in this…

Tagged with: Easter, Jesus, Mike Judge, Office Space, Peter Gibbons
Posted in Health & Wholeness, Media & Arts, Mental Health, Movies, Religion, Theology

Naked church

Posted on March 25, 2013 by Julie Pennington-Russell — No Comments ↓

Dear Church: if you bring good news to your community you won’t need to inform your neighbors. They already know. If you don’t—well, chances are everybody knows but you. Let’s get down to it: a church is either welcome relief…

Tagged with: Baptist, Christianity, Church, community, congregation, God, Jesus, social media
Posted in Blog Posts, Humor, Leadership, Ministry, Technology & Church

If you can say it to Jesus, you can say it to anyone

Posted on February 26, 2013 by George Bullard — No Comments ↓

One of my mentors in the area of conflict mediation was Bill Treadwell. I loved that guy. I miss him. He had so much wisdom about how to deal with people in congregations. He was as much right-brained as I…

Dear Boy Scouts of America

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Zachary Bailes — 12 Comments ↓

Dear Boy Scouts of America: I hope this finds you well, though all the conversation in the media seems to say otherwise. You’re apparently between a rock and a hard place, at least politically speaking. You don’t want to alienate your base,…

Tagged with: boy scouts, Christianity, Church, community, Grace, Jesus, sexuality, Southern Baptist Convention
Posted in Faithful Living, Public Policy

Evangelism is more than confrontation

Posted on February 7, 2013 by George Bullard — 3 Comments ↓

One of my long-term church friends and I have friendly banter about my use of words and phrases that are probably more complicated than they need to be. Regularly, Lane and I have friendly conversations about the use of complex…

The perils of being a Christian athlete

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Alan Rudnick — No Comments ↓

In an electrifying game the Baltimore Ravens defeated the San Francisco 49ers to become Super Bowl champions of 2013. As Baltimore holds celebrations for their winning sons, reporters will look to uncover any tantalizing details into strategy that won the big game. Case in point, The…

Tagged with: Alan Rudnick, Christian, Christianity, faith, Jesus, NFL, ray lewis, Spiritual Practice, super bowl, Tim Tebow
Posted in Religion

What if Jesus were gay?

Posted on January 16, 2013 by Zachary Bailes — 39 Comments ↓

Wendell Berry has effectively stirred the pot. In my homestate, Kentucky, at my alma mater, Georgetown College, Berry spoke about gay marriage. He spoke to the cultural palpitations revealing a diseased spirit. It’s a spirit steeped in hate, and maligned…

In good company (or, the futility of theodicy)

Posted on December 21, 2012 by Steve Harmon — No Comments ↓

It was the innocence of the twenty youngest victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings, all the ages of my son and his first-grade classmates, which made this latest mass shooting most enduringly haunting. Their innocence also underscores the…